Friday, March 23, 2007

GAO Releases for the week

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released reports, testimony and correspondence this week on topics, such as Medicare, education, Iraq and Yellowstone Park. Want to know more about the GAO? Check out the library's guide.

No Child Left Behind Act: Education Assistance Could Help States Better Measure Progress of Students with Limited English Proficiency, by Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-07-646T, March 23.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-646THighlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07646thigh.pdf

Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Should Apply Lessons Learned Concerning the Need for Security over Conventional Munitions Storage Sites to Future Operations Planning, by Davi M. D'Agostino, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-639T, March 22.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-639THighlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07639thigh.pdf

Next Generation Air Transportation System: Progress and Challenges in Planning and Implementing the Transformation of the National Airspace System, by Susan A. Fleming, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure, before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-07-649T, March 22.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-649THighlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07649thigh.pdf

Fiscal Year 2006 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Federal Financial Management Is Crucial to Addressing Our Nation's Accountability and Fiscal Stewardship Challenges, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-607T, March 20.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-607THighlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07607thigh.pdf

"Improving Performance, Transparency, and Accountability Through Use of Key National Indicators" before the OECD Workshop on Indicators for Developing, Monitoring, and Analyzing Agri-Environmental Policies, in Washington. GAO-07-642CG, March 19. [slides]http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07642cg.pdf

"Fiscal Facts and Keeping America Great" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States. The John Hazen White Lecture at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. GAO-07-648CG, March 15. [text]http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07648cg.pdf